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All My Mob
All My Mob is a compelling collection of reminiscences on family life, Indigenous social issues, 'home' and being Aboriginal in today's Australia.
All My Mob is a fascinating compilation of new stories of contemporary urban Koori life, and includes selected highlights from Ruby's earlier memoir Real Deadly. In spite of often tragic circumstances, these tales are told with Ruby's trademark humour and spirit and remind us of the strong sense of community and culture that has survived in Indigenous Australia.
The stories tell how Ruby's people, the Bundjalung nation, live today. Ruby's great gift for storytelling illustrates one of the Aboriginal survival mechanisms - if her people did not laugh, they would surely cry because of the dispossession of their land and the way it affected them, and continues to do so.
All My Mob is a fascinating compilation of new stories of contemporary urban Koori life, and includes selected highlights from Ruby's earlier memoir Real Deadly. In spite of often tragic circumstances, these tales are told with Ruby's trademark humour and spirit and remind us of the strong sense of community and culture that has survived in Indigenous Australia.
The stories tell how Ruby's people, the Bundjalung nation, live today. Ruby's great gift for storytelling illustrates one of the Aboriginal survival mechanisms - if her people did not laugh, they would surely cry because of the dispossession of their land and the way it affected them, and continues to do so.
300 pages, Mass Market Paperback
About the author
Ruby Langford Ginibi
7 books10 followersRuby Langford, a Bunjalung aborigine, was born at the Box Ridge Mission, Coraki on the NSW north coast, grew up at Bonalbo and went to high school in Casino.
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January 17, 2019
I sometimes found the stories in All My Mob hard to follow because there were so many characters coming and going, but I think it's a really important perspective, and one that we don't hear from enough. Much of Australian history was recorded by white colonizers, and it's so important to consider and respect and elevate indigenous perspectives. I'm curious to read some of Ruby's other books. This one was a hodgepodge of stories written over several decades, and I think that's where some of my confusion came from.
It was also important for me to recognize and accept that there were some words/phrases/culture traditions that I didn't understand or relate to. It's good to experience and learn from perspectives that are different than your own, like different writing styles. This book was not written in a format that I would write a book in. It was not written in a format that I particularly enjoyed reading. It was written in the format that Ms. Ginibi chose and preferred. Part of priviledge is assuming the way you speak/write/communicate is the "right" way, and I appreciate that this book challenged me to acknowledge and review my priviledge.
It was also important for me to recognize and accept that there were some words/phrases/culture traditions that I didn't understand or relate to. It's good to experience and learn from perspectives that are different than your own, like different writing styles. This book was not written in a format that I would write a book in. It was not written in a format that I particularly enjoyed reading. It was written in the format that Ms. Ginibi chose and preferred. Part of priviledge is assuming the way you speak/write/communicate is the "right" way, and I appreciate that this book challenged me to acknowledge and review my priviledge.
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